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As Hamilton’s largest showcase of film and film-related programming, the AGH Film Festival has welcomed over 70,000 attendees, screened over 400 films, and worked with more than 100 community and corporate partners over the past 12 years. In the past, the Festival has included an array of talks, panels, performances, parties, and other activities; fostered community, engaged critical dialogue, and promoted cultural diversity throughout Hamilton and beyond. The AGH is committed to bringing these aspects again this year, albeit through alternative scenarios due to COVID-19.
In addition to the range of short and feature-length films from across Canada and the world, this year’s Festival will include an expanded Youth Film Challenge, educational screening opportunities for schools, and an array of special events that will socially connect audiences not only to filmmakers, but also create unique social opportunities to explore local restaurants, businesses, and community initiatives.
The Art Gallery of Hamilton will deliver more details on the structure of the 2020 AGH Film Festival in August!
Until then, enjoy this announcement from Film Curator and Festival Director, Ryan Ferguson!As Hamilton’s largest showcase of film and film-related programming, the AGH Film Festival has welcomed over 70,000 attendees, screened over 400 films, and worked with more than 100 community and corporate partners over the past 12 years. In the past, the Festival has included an array of talks, panels, performances, parties, and other activitie …
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hello I’m Ryan Ferguson curator of film
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at the art gallery of Hamilton and
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welcome to my living room I know it
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doesn’t really have the same ring to it
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as welcome to the HH Film Festival or
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welcome to the West Dale theatre or
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welcome to the Playhouse Theatre but
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2020 has been an interesting year for
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all of us and making a big announcement
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from my living room albeit strange is a
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small change in the big picture as you
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know the age aged Film Festival has for
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the past 11 years been one of the
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highlights of the fall season at the Art
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Gallery of Hamilton and with the arrival
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of kovat 19 and the uncertainty that it
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brings many events here in Hamilton and
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across the globe have been cancelled
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including many of the largest film
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festivals in the world when I think of
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my 9 years with the a gh Film Festival I
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think of one word community there is yes
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the community of thousands of filmmakers
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from around the city and region who each
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year get to experience the best films in
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the way that they were meant to be
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experienced on the big screen but
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there’s also the community of volunteers
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of sponsors the movie theaters
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themselves the restaurants coffee shops
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the community groups and organizations
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around the city that help make the agh
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Film Festival so much more than just a
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night out of the movies and yet there’s
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still another community that of the
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artists and filmmakers from here in
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Hamilton and around the world whose
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vision hard work and dedication produced
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the films that tell the stories that
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provide us with our insights and windows
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into the lives experiences feelings and
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thoughts of our global community when we
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were discussing whether the Film
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Festival would proceed this year all I
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could think of were those communities
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those that are directly and indirectly
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affected by our film festival a festival
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provides so much more than just
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entertainment and while it’s most likely
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that this year’s festival will not
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happen in the same way it has in
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previous years I’m very excited to
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announce that the 2020 agh Film Festival
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will be taking place on our scheduled
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dates of October 16th to the 25th and
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that our presenting sponsor Sheeran
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our commitment
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and are returning for their eighth
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consecutive year I’m also very excited
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to reveal the artwork for this year’s
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festival in 2020 this artwork was
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created by Hamilton artist Jenna Gregory
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Jenna creates her work under the
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pseudonym Jenna’s doodles and you can
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see all of her great work on her website
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Jenna’s doodles calm this increased time
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around the home has given the
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opportunity to pick up those creative
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projects that you may not have had time
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for or develop new creative skills
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perhaps filmmaking this year we’re
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giving you the filmmaker at home the
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opportunity to participate in this
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festival more than ever and we’re
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expanding the ways that you can be
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involved if your professional
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semi-professional hobbyist aspiring
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professional submissions for short and
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feature based film productions are open
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now our youth film challenge provides
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opportunities for youth under the age of
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18 to submit their films and new for
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2020 we’re introducing our family film
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challenge use your creativity while on
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your staycation and make a film together
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with your family and then submit it for
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inclusion in the festival more
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information on how all you can get
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involved in all these ways can be found
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on art gallery of Hamilton calm aged
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aged Film Fest calm or on our Facebook
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Twitter Instagram pages I also wanted to
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assure you that there’s a great deal of
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work going on behind the scenes to
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ensure that regardless of whether we’re
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all together in a movie theater or if
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we’re all separated in our homes
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watching the festival online that the
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2020 agh Film Festival will retain the
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community spirit that has made it so
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important to so many people here in
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Hamilton and across the globe and I’m so
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looking forward to sharing the 2020 agh
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Film Festival with you
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you
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